Callie Monville, left, holds up a card with a word on it as first grade teacher and Golden Apple recipient Michelle Barreiro, second from right, and Zachary Zanas, center, compete to see who can read the word the fastest during class at Corkscrew Elementary School. Lexey Swall/Staff

Golden Apple teacher Michelle Barreiro and her students raise the roof to celebrate a correct answer given to a comprehension question in her first grade class at Corkscrew Elementary School. Lexey Swall/Staff

First grade teacher and Golden Apple recipient Michelle Barreiro, upper left, watches as Dion Hammond, left, holds up a card with a word on it as and students Max Stek, right, and Gabrielle English compete to see who can read a word the fastest during class at Corkscrew Elementary School. Lexey Swall/Staff

Golden Apple recipient and first grade teacher Michelle Barreiro, second from right, and her students Maddie Jones, left, and Anthony Della Posta, play a game called "sight words around the world," where players compete to see who can read a word the fastest off of a flash card during class at Corkscrew Elementary School. Lexey Swall/Staff

Golden Apple teacher Michelle Barreiro receives a hug from her student Maddie Jones before they start a game called "sight words around the world" during her first grade class at Corkscrew Elementary School. Lexey Swall/Staff